I talk too fast

What a day yesterday was. Elena was due to arrive between 5-6 pm. Around 3pm I received and email that they would be arriving between 7-8 mostly likely closer to 8pm. Between texts and emails to make a long story short I picked Elena up at 11:15 pm.

As I sat in the car waiting for the white vans to pull in all I could think about was" What the hell was I thinking". This whole week I was so excited, now the time had come to meet her and I was so nervous. It was raining and dark out. I really thought we were going to have time to talk before she came into my home. Now we were going to meet and have to just go to bed.

The white vans pulled in. All the boys in one and all the girls in another. SO in the rain I go to stand and meet Rhonda. Rhonda is the coordinator for the students. We talk for a short time. As I look over at the van all the boys faces are pressed against the window. I tell Rhonda who I'm here for and she goes and gets her.

Elena comes walking over, dragging her suitcase along side her. Long blondish brown hair, white tank top, and short pink shorts and flip flops.

As we are driving home she is very quiet. First thing I ask her " Are you excited or nervous". Elena " Um,um, yeah, yeah." So I ask her again. " Yes very excited and so nervous". When I told her I was nervous too she took a deep breath and seemed a little better. As we drove home we were talking back and forth. Half way home she finally says" your English is so fast and different from what we study."

Oh boy I need to slow down. How am I going to do that? When I get excited, nervous or scared I talk even faster. Oh this should be fun.

Once home she was able to meet Jason and Kyle. Olivia feel asleep while I was picking her up. She loved her room. Showing her a few things in her room and bathroom. Elena asked" What time do I need to be up in the morning" I told her that we had nothing planned since she has done so much in Chicago the past 2 days. She was shocked " I can just sleep" yes.


Elena has been very busy since arriving in America:
Millennium Park ,Magnificent Mile, Water Tower Place, Navy Pier, Hard Rock Café, Sears Tower, Chicago Arquitectural Boat Tour, Shedd Aquarium, Movie at Movie Theater, Natural History Museum, Museum of Science and Industry, Lake Michigan, Shopping downtown.